diff --git a/assets/css/dark.css b/assets/css/dark.css
index 3664490..8f2dfaf 100644
--- a/assets/css/dark.css
+++ b/assets/css/dark.css
@@ -6,17 +6,19 @@
 	html {
 		/* Pure white on black causes halation.
 		 * "background" is short for a bunch of unnecessary CSS rules
-		 * background-color is all I need */
-		background-color: #141414;
+		 * background-color is all I need.
+		 * This is the brightest background that still achieves an APCA
+		 * contrast of 90 Lc.*/
+		background-color: #1a1919;
 		/* Dimming the default text color is not the same as reducing screen
 		 * brightness, since other colors in this stylesheet have brighter
 		 * red and blue channels than the default text. */
-		color: #e9e9e9;
+		color: #e6e6e6;
 	}
 
 	/* Only color <a> if it's a link; if href is empty, let it be. */
 	a:link {
-		color: #f1e7b2;
+		color: #eee7b2;
 	}
 
 	a:active {
@@ -24,7 +26,13 @@
 	}
 
 	a:visited {
-		color: #ffd9ff;
+		color: #ffdaff;
+	}
+
+	@media (prefers-contrast: less) {
+		html {
+			background-color: #333;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Small text needs higher contrast. */
@@ -38,9 +46,11 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	@media (prefers-contrast: less) {
+	@media (prefers-contrast: more) {
 		html {
-			background-color: #333;
+			background-color: #111;
+			color: #eee;
 		}
 	}
+
 }
diff --git a/assets/css/main.css b/assets/css/main.css
index 0ecebb6..2679b87 100644
--- a/assets/css/main.css
+++ b/assets/css/main.css
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ ul ul {
 
 /* Step 1 to making the single-line nav: remove the bullet padding. */
 nav ul {
-	padding: 0
+	padding: 0;
 }
 
 /* step 2: remove bullets and make elements inline.
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ nav ul li {
 	margin-right: .375em;
 }
 
-
 /* narrow screens: reduce margin for blockquotes a lot, using
  * a border instead. Put it on the left and right to make it
  * LTR/RTL-neutral, for machine translators that change text